Zarrabi, Ali John Welsh, Justine W Sniecinski, Roman Curseen, Kimberly Gillespie, Theresa Baer, Wendy McKenzie-Brown, Anne Marie Singh, Vinita
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Journal of palliative medicine
Introduction: Patients with serious illness often have pain, uncontrolled symptoms, and poor quality of life. Evidence continues to evolve regarding the role of cannabis to treat chronic pain, nausea, and anorexia. Little is known about how patients with serious illness perceive its benefits and harms. Given that an increasing number of clinicians ...
Tark, Aluem Agarwal, Mansi Dick, Andrew W Stone, Patricia W
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is an advance care planning tool that is designed to document end-of-life (EoL) care wishes of those living with limited life expectancies. Although positive impacts of POLST program has been studied, variations in state-specific POLST programs across the nation remain unknown. Obje...
Robbins, Samuel G Hackstadt, Amber J Martin, Sara Shinall, Myrick C Jr
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Earlier palliative care consultation is associated with less intensive medical care and improved quality outcomes for patients with cancer. However, there are limited data about how the timing of palliative care affects utilization among noncancer patients exposed to palliative care consultation. Objective: Comparison of health care uti...
Amjad, Halima Snyder, Scott H Wolff, Jennifer L Oh, Esther Samus, Quincy M
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Little is known about clinical symptom burden, dementia, and social isolation in the last year of life among older adults. Objective: To describe and contrast the type and severity of symptom burden for older decedents with and without dementia, and whether specific symptoms and presence of dementia are associated with limitations in so...
Wilcock, Andrew Hussain, Asmah Maddocks, Matthew
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: A holistic needs assessment is recommended in people with cancer at key stages, including soon after diagnosis. For people with thoracic cancer, there is a lack of data obtained routinely at this time point. Objective: To identify the most common and/or distressing supportive and palliative needs present soon after diagnosis using a spe...
Phongtankuel, Veerawat Burchett, Chelsie O Shalev, Ariel Adelman, Ronald D Prigerson, Holly G Czaja, Sara J Dignam, Ritchell Baughn, Rosemary Reid, M Cary
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Crises that occur in home hospice care affect family caregivers' satisfaction with care and increase risk of disenrollment. Because hospice care focuses on achieving a peaceful death, understanding the prevalence and nature of crises that occur in this setting could help to improve end-of-life outcomes. Objective: To ascertain the preva...
Chamberlin, Peter Lambden, Jason Kozlov, Elissa Maciejewski, Renee Lief, Lindsay Berlin, David A Pelissier, Latrice Yushuvayev, Elina Pan, Cynthia X Prigerson, Holly G
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Futile or potentially inappropriate care (futile/PIC) for dying inpatients leads to negative outcomes for patients and clinicians. In the setting of rising end-of-life health care costs and increasing physician burnout, it is important to understand the causes of futile/PIC, how it impacts on care and relates to burnout. Objectives: Exa...
George, Naomi Jambaulikar, Guruprasad D Sanders, Justin Ouchi, Kei
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Older adults frequently report a preference to "trial" intubation and mechanical ventilation (MV) if faced with life-threatening respiratory failure. Understanding the anticipated outcome of unplanned MV is key to structuring a time-limited trial of treatment. Objective: To characterize the time-to-death (TTD) among adults 65 years of a...
Neville, Thanh H Agarwal, Neha Swinton, Marilyn Phung, Peter Xu, Xueqing Kao, Yuhan Seo, Jiyeon Granone, Maria C Hjelmhaug, Kristen Hainje, Jessica
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: End-of-life (EOL) care is an important aspect of practice in the intensive care unit (ICU), where approximately one of every five patients may die. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe clinicians' experiences with the 3 Wishes Project (3WP) and understand the influence of the project on care in the ICU. Design: The 3WP...
Harmoney, Kathryn Mobley, Erin M Gilbertson-White, Stephanie Brogden, Nicole K Benson, Rebecca J
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Journal of palliative medicine
Background: Growing evidence suggests that pediatric palliative care (PPC) teams influence the care received by children and young adults with chronic, life-limiting illnesses. Little is known about how PPC involvement affects advance care planning (ACP) and circumstances of death in pediatric populations with a wide range of diagnoses. Objective: ...
